Darlene Marzari is a former Canadian

Canada

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 politician. She served as MLA for the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey

Vancouver-Point Grey

Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1986 to 1996, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

In the 1986 election

British Columbia general election, 1986

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, she was elected alongside Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell

Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...

 in what was then a multiple-member district. Campbell resigned in 1988 to run in the 1988 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

, and was succeeded by Tom Perry

Tom Perry (politician)

Tom Perry is a former Canadian politician. He served as an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1996, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.He qualified as a doctor....

 in a 1989 by-election

By-election

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.

The 1991 election

British Columbia general election, 1991

The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...

 was contested under new single-member boundaries. Marzari ran as the sole NDP candidate in Point Grey, while Perry moved to Vancouver-Little Mountain

Vancouver-Little Mountain

Vancouver-Little Mountain was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1966 as a two-member seat....

. Marzari was re-elected that year. She did not run in the 1996 election

British Columbia general election, 1996

The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...

, and was succeeded by Gordon Campbell.

She served in the Executive Council of British Columbia

Executive Council of British Columbia

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 under Premiers Michael Harcourt

Michael Harcourt

Michael Franklin Harcourt served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of BC's major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986....

 and Glen Clark

Glen Clark

Glen David Clark is a politician in British Columbia, Canada who served as the 31st Premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999.-Early life and education:...

, as Minister of Tourism, Minister Responsible for Culture and Minister of Municipal Affairs.